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Summary

The straight facts on treating diabetes successfully and living a full and active lifeWant to know how to manage your diabetes? This friendly book offers you reassuring guidance in putting together a state-of-the-art treatment program. Discover all the advances in monitoring glucose, the latest medications, and how to develop a diet and exercise plan to stay healthy. Full of interesting anecdotes and helpful advice, this is your ultimate diabetes reference.Get the latest information - read about the newest recommendations from the Canadian Diabetes Association and the up-and-coming advances in medicines and monitorsHandle low and high blood-glucose emergencies - learn how to identify the symptoms that require urgent attention and how to treat the problemManage diabetes and pregnancy - know what to do during pregnancy to help ensure a healthy babyGet to know your health care team - find the health care providers you need, from your family physician to your diabetes nurse educator to your dietitian, and moreManage your diabetes through exercise and nutritional know-how - achieve and maintain good diabetes health with suggested exercises and healthy eating tipsControl your blood glucose through medication - find out everything you need to know, from treatment tips to potential side-effects"Finally there is a book that I can recommend to people with diabetes."- Dr. Anne Kenshole, Professor of Medicine, University of TorontoOpen the book and find:The symptoms and causes of your diabetesHow to monitor and record your blood glucose levelsTips for taking and caring for insulinGuidance on getting the vitamins and minerals you need from your dietHow to incorporate exercise into your diabetes treatment planWhat you need to know about alternative medicinesWays to get the best possible health careUseful Web sites to help keep you informed

Introduction
Dealing with the Diagnosis of Diabetes
Membership in a Club You Didn't Ask to Join
You and Your Blood Glucose
Discovering the Cause of Your Diabetes
Looking at the Different Types of Diabetes
How Diabetes Can Affect Your Body
Handling Low and High Blood Glucose Emergencies
As Time Goes By: Handling Long-Term Complications
Diabetes, Sexual Function, and Pregnancy
Rule Your Diabetes: Don't Let It Rule You
Meet Your Diabetes Team
Monitoring and Understanding Your Blood Glucose Levels
You Are What You Eat: Staying Healthy with Good Nutrition
Exercising Your Way to Good Health
Controlling Your Blood Glucose with Oral Medications
Using Insulin Effectively
Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Particular Patients and Special Circumstances
Your Child Has Diabetes
Diabetes and the Elderly
Diabetes in Aboriginal Peoples
Special Circumstances: Employment, Insurance, Safe Driving and Piloting, and Preparing for Disaster
The Part of Tens
Ten Ways to Stay Healthy and Avoid Complications
Ten Frequently Asked Questions
Ten Ways to Get the Best Possible Health Care
Appendixes
The Food Group System
Straight Goods on a Tangled Web: Diabetes Web Sites Worth Visiting
Glossary
Index
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